Where can I get the Liturgy of the Hours prayer books? They are available from many online bookstores, direct from their respective publishers, and you can order them from The Rosary Shop, too. In addition, there are going to be slight differences as we list the readings (ideally) as straight through reads for personal prayer, whereas they are often chopped and rearranged a bit for liturgical use. However, priests have the freedom to substitute other readings (within certain limits) depending on what other feasts are being observed on a given day - the color might also change based on the feast being observed. Why? The listings on this calendar are the normative or standard readings for any given day and major feasts. The readings at Mass were different than as listed here. The listings in our calendar are how they are listed in the universal Church calendar.
Why are some of the dates different than how they are celebrated at my parish? Many dioceses and entire national conferences add (or omit) various feasts, or move them to nearby Sundays. You are obviously welcome to use whatever translation you wish in your personal readings and prayers. Why do you use the NRSV? The (N)RSV is a pretty good English translation and the publisher is generous in its allowances for non-commercial online use. Why do some days have extra Mass readings? In most cases, one set of readings is for a specific service on that day, like a vigil or feast of a particular saint, and the other set of readings is the "default" readings for other Masses on that day. Why doesn't the calendar start on January 1? Because the Church year begins on the first day of Advent, not the secular New Year.
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